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11bare — adj. & v. adj. 1 (esp. of part of the body) unclothed or uncovered (with bare head). 2 without appropriate covering or contents: a (of a tree) leafless. b unfurnished; empty (bare rooms; the cupboard was bare). c (of a floor) uncarpeted. 3 a… …
12bare — 1. adjective 1) a giggling bare infant in her arms Syn: naked, unclothed, undressed, uncovered, stripped, having nothing on, nude, in the nude, stark naked; informal without a stitch on, buck naked, butt naked, mother naked, in one s birthday… …
13bare — I. /bɛə / (say bair) adjective (barer, barest) 1. without covering or clothing; naked or nude: bare knees. 2. with the head uncovered. 3. without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls. 4. open to view; unconcealed; undisguised. 5.… …
14bare — adjective 1) he was bare to the waist Syn: naked, unclothed, undressed, uncovered, stripped, with nothing on, nude; informal without a stitch on, in the altogether; Brit.; informal starkers; Scottish; informal in the scud; N.Amer.; …
15Bare-necked Umbrellabird — illustration of male Conservation status …
16bare bones — bare′ bones′ n. pl. cvb the most essential facts or components: Reduce this report to its bare bones[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 bare′ bones , adj …
17bare|bones — bare bones, the essentials of something, without any embellishment; the unadorned facts: »These are the bare bones of the policy (London Times). bare|bones «BAIR BOHNZ», noun, adjective. –n. a very skinny person, especially one whose bones can be …
18bare|ly — «BAIR lee», adverb. 1. with nothing to spare; only just; scarcely: »He has barely enough money to live on. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hardly. (Cf. ↑hardly) 2. poorly; …
19bare bones — noun (plural) the most basic facts or elements he told us only the bare bones of the story • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form, ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑kernel, ↑ …
20bare bones — noun plural Date: 1647 the barest essentials, facts, or elements < the bare bones of her life > • bare bones adjective …
